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Valencia unlucky to lose, says Diego Alves

Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves said the team's last-gasp loss to Barcelona was a 'bit of bad luck'.

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Written BySacha Pisani

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Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets broke Valencia's hearts on
Sunday, smashing home a rebound deep into stoppage time to give the
Catalan outfit a 1-0 win at the Mestalla.

Valencia had their chances throughout but Sofiane Feghouli and
Alvaro Negredo were both denied by Barca keeper Claudio Bravo
before Busquets struck as Nuno Espirito Santo's men suffered
back-to-back La Liga defeats.

Despite the loss, Diego Alves opted to remain positive post-game
with Valencia fifth in the standings after 13 rounds.

"I think we had our chances as well. I thought it was a really
physical game," the 29-year-old Brazilian told television
reporters.

"It's a bit of bad luck. The team understood exactly what the
gaffer wanted. We managed to cause them quite a bit of damage on
the break.

"We prevented them from scoring until the very final, final move
of the game. Neymar's header came off my chest and Busquets put it
away.

"We had to look on the positive side. It's a really long
competition and we want to keep fighting."